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Game Sales Reach $9.5 Billion
Computer and video game software sales reached $9.5 billion in 2007, a 28 percent increase over the previous year and set a…
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The Horror of Search Engine Penalties & Filters
There are two words that are guaranteed to strike fear into the heart of any website proprietor: penalties and filters. They damage rankings and ultimately may result in banishment from the search engines. However, before panic sets in, let us guide you through the basics of penalties and filters. A penalty is caused by significant violations of a search engine's website guidelines, such as:
Newspaper Web Sites See Record Traffic
Monthly unique visitors to newspaper Web sites averaged 62.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2007, setting a record according to a new report by Nielsen Online for the Newspaper Association of America (NAA). Average monthly unique audience figures for newspaper Web sites grew by more than 3.6, an increase of more than six percent over 2006 numbers. Unique visitors in the fourth quarter represented…
National Park Service Unveils Old Faithful Webcam
Those of you who are stuck in windowless cubicles might enjoy this, and actually, unless you're already in a national park, it could prove interesting, regardless. The news: there's a live video feed of Old Faithful.
Cheney Again Calls For Telecom Immunity
Let me preface by saying I think the current administration – from the top all the way down to appointees who blindly cooperate – should be tried for treason. That way we bring any allegations of bias or slant to the forefront and you know where I stand. No need to bring in theories about what lies beneath the words; the words are out in…
ICANN Asks For Independence
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is requesting that the U.S. government allow it to become independent. ICANN made the request in a detailed report sent to the U.S. Department of Commerce. The report will be the topic of a meeting to decide ICANN's progress on objectives the U.S. government has put in place that would lead to the organizations independence.
